youth centre manager
Youth centre managers plan and supervise the operations of children and youth homes which provide care and counselling services. They assess the needs of youth in the community, develop and implement pedagogical methods, and develop programs for the improvement of youth care in the centre.
youth centre manager youth centre managers plan and supervise the operations of children and youth homes which provide care and counselling services. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include business management principles, customer service, impact of social contexts on health, legal requirements in the social sector, social sciences.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £48,549 a year for Social services managers and directors (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 1172). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Managers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only youth centre manager, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 1. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- English Language
- Psychology
- Education and Training
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Therapy and Counseling
- Public Safety and Security
What you'd actually do
- Establish and oversee administrative procedures to meet objectives set by boards of directors or senior management.
- Direct activities of professional and technical staff members and volunteers.
- Evaluate the work of staff and volunteers to ensure that programs are of appropriate quality and that resources are used effectively.
- Participate in the determination of organizational policies regarding such issues as participant eligibility, program requirements, and program benefits.
- Prepare and maintain records and reports, such as budgets, personnel records, or training manuals.
- Provide direct service and support to individuals or clients, such as handling a referral for child advocacy issues, conducting a needs evaluation, or resolving complaints.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does youth centre manager do?
Youth centre managers plan and supervise the operations of children and youth homes which provide care and counselling services. They assess the needs of youth in the community, develop and implement pedagogical methods, and develop programs for the improvement of youth care in the centre.
What skills does youth centre manager need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include business management principles, customer service, impact of social contexts on health, legal requirements in the social sector, social sciences, corporate social responsibility. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace youth centre manager?
Our AI-durability model gives youth centre manager a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.